This comic strip from ten years ago this month is an excellent example of the subtlety for which A&J is known. Subtlety usually elicits one of three responses: “That’s cute;” “I like funny comic strips,” and, most often, “I don’t get it.” I suppose this particularly strip could have been made better if I’d added a thought balloon in the first panel, reading, “Boy, I really do like to relax and do nothing in the beautiful spring weather” and another in the second panel to the effect, “I sure do like to work hard in the yard and garden when spring finally comes!” I’m sorry. I’m not talking about you. You wouldn’t be here if you didn’t get it. It’s just that I woke up in a snarky mood.
Feverish Plans
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317 responses to “Feverish Plans”
I have not had a hot dog in 50 years. Baloney about the same amount of time. I never cared for it much the first time going down, but I certainly didn’t care for it the 2nd or 3rd time going up…So no spam for me. But we all have our individual tastes.
Mark, another couple and we have gone together to the first weekend of the NCAA men’s hoops tournament for the last 15 years–leaving tomorrow for Seattle. We spend a week and sightsee before the games. Several years ago we went to Orlando, and Gatorland was an absolute favorite. Real oldtime “tourist attraction.”
Funny guys, that was what my California cousin Said was only thing to do with our family farm when he inherited his share, Gatorland. He must have been to the one you visited?
My minion made a fried or grilled bologna sandwich for me last month and put it on a whole grain ciabatta thin with balsamic mayo, provolone cheese, fresh tomatoes and spinach. I ate it and thanked her but actually it was the spoiled dogs treat and I didn’t tell her.
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Back to my topic of Southern dialect and my love of it:
It helps, of course, that I was born in the South and still have family there.
Went to Gatorland as a small child growing up in Orlando. The family story is that the next time we went past it I asked if we were “going to see the worms again”. I have this week off if anyone would like to meet us there 🙂
Jackie, sounds like substituting some prosciutto for the bologna would have actually made that a great sandwich.
On the bologna topic, my favorite as a child was the garlic kind. I remember it came as one piece, like an oversized hot dog. You had to slice it yourself and peel off the casing. It looked like this: http://www.frickmeats.com/public/images/products/chub-garlic-bologna_large.jpg
Only it was probably Ziegler’s, being in Alabama.
Sounds like you had fun Nancy. Hope you have good weather for your Seattle trip. I remember going to the Ross Allen reptile farm at Silver Springs in 1973 too. When I joined the Navy in 1973 they sent me to Orlando for boot camp. At graduation, my grandmother, mother, brother and sister came down to see me finish. Then we went to Walt Disney World (only the Magic Kingdom then!). On the way home we stopped at Silver Springs. That was a fun trip, last one we all went on together.
No adult on the MDNR eagle nest. There was one an hour ago, and I’ve seen two change places. Bad news if one has gone missing. There are two eaglets to feed and brood.
http://www.webcams.dnr.state.mn.us/eagle/
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Jackie, you saying the driver position is open again reminded me of a gig my cousin has as escort/attendant for a lady who carries him to Vegas and on cruises and all kinds of neat places. Of course, he’s gay and she’s 90, and I’m not gay and you’re not 90, so…
OK, it’s after 7 PM and the family hour is over, so–
My favorite Janis-in-her-panties cartoon…
http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/12a36ae0f6ba012e2fbd00163e41dd5b.gif
My favorite Janis-with-a-pokie cartoon (at least, I could have sworn there was originally one in the first panel)…
http://www.gocomics.com/arloandjanis/2008/01/24
My favorite skimpily-clad Janis cartoon…
http://arloandjanis.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1997-03-20-rite-of-spring.gif
I’m straight, but at 85, that’s +/- irrelevant. I’m also a fairly good driver, but not good for as many miles / day as most younger ones.
Geezer, but spur-of-the-moment, decided to sup on the patio. High today was high 60s F, but down to 63 at 1800 when I put a summer plastic chair and little table out and ate a large bowl of freezer soup [more stew than soup] out there. Listened for robins, but heard none. I expect some are back in town. This townhome development is good robin territory. Next four days w/b cooler, high 30s-low 40s. Having post-supper decaf indoors.
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My favorite swimsuit-clad Janis cartoon…
http://arloandjanis.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/1989-03-10-swimsuit-fitting.gif
My favorite bikini-clad Janis cartoon…
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YCoIq0nIEg0/UayZ1uveaFI/AAAAAAAABZs/RZKZCiS6RP4/s1600/aj130603.gif
My favorite topless Janis cartoon…
http://www.gocomics.com/arloandjanis/2009/04/20
And last but not least, my favorite naked Janis cartoon…
http://www.gocomics.com/arloandjanis/2013/12/26
Bravo! Author! Author! (That’s you, Jimmy.)
I’m probably not the first to wonder this, but do you think that when Jimmy gets a touch of writer’s block, he might draw some “special spicy” cartoons, not for publication, but just to get the, ah, creative juices flowing? 😉
Observations re: “topless” Janis.
1) nice tan
2) no tanlines
Sand: Also a bit of “underboob”…